Legal Opinion

Neil O'Brien v. John Welty

Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit

Decided April 7, 2016No. 13-16279PublishedCited by 228 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

W. FLETCHER, Circuit Judge:

At all times relevant to this suit, Néil O’Brien was a student at California State University Fresno (“Fresno State”), where he was an outspoken political conservative and critic of the university. In May 2011, O’Brien confronted and videotaped two professors in their offices, questioning them about a poem that had been published in a supplement to the student newspaper. After disciplinary proceedings, the university found that O’Brien had violated the Student Conduct Code’s prohibition on harassment and intimidation that poses a threat to others. The…

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